Sketchbook Blog of Artist Robert James

Audrey

Ink, gouache, 6"x6"

Ok, I admit it: Audrey Hepburn and I were never on a “first name basis” and she never sat for me to draw. That would be a big pretend. Source material for this was a book of portrait photography and this particular photographer was Yousuf Karsh. Here’s a quote of his that I especially love:

“There is a brief moment when all that there is in a man’s mind and soul and spirit may be reflected through his eyes, his hands, his attitude. This is the moment to record. This is the elusive moment of truth.”